The Rusk Cherokeean. (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 108, No. 39, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 22, 1956 Page: 1 of 16
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BLANKET CIRCULATION
An Estimated 13,000 PaopU Will
Read This Publication, Basad
On Circulation Fisuras.
The Rusk Cherokeean
, TEXAS' OLDEST WEEKLY NEWSPAPER, ESTABLISHED AS THE PIONEER JULY 5 18±7
SERVING THE GREATER RUSK TRADE AREA
SHOP IN
RUSK
VOLUME 108
THE RUSK CHEROKEEAN MARCH 1956
NUMBER 39
2500 Car Tags
Sold So Far In
Cherokee County
There are lots of license tags to
be issued between now and April
1st, according to Watters Single-
tary, County Tax Asssesor-Collec-
tor. Only 2000 cars .and around 500
truck owners have licensed their
vehicles so far in the Tax office in'
Rusk.
"Unless the folks take time out
noy to register their car or truck,
they will have to stand in those
long lines," warned Singletary.
o April 1st is the deadline, and
everyone is urged to drop by the
Tax Collector's office in Rusk, ofl
visit one of the sub-stations ove*
the county before the deadline.
Sub-stations have ben set up at
the following places: William Bai-
ley, Wells; R. R. Stripling, Alto;
Mrs. R. C. Edwards, New Summer-
field; Merle Duty, Troup; City Hall
in Jacksonville.
"Weight certificates are requir-
ed by law before a truck can be
registered," warns the Tax Collec-
tor. "All trailers with a 4000 lb.
gross weight or more must have
a serial number. There is a charge
of $1.00 for this number."
Around 13,000 vehicles are ex-
pected to be registered between
now and April 1st.
Bible School
Clinic Will Be
Held In Rusk
A Vacation Bible School Clinic
for Cherokee County Association
of Baptist Churches will be con-
ducted at the First Baptist Church
in Rusk, March 30, 1956 at 7:30
p.m. All pastors, Sunday School
Superintendents and all other
workers throughout the county are
especially urged to be present.
A full and complete demonstra-
tion of Vacation Bible School worfo
will be presented in the following
program:
Song, Mr. B. B. Fields; Prayer;
Sing a New Song, "Lift Up Youi
Heads"; Demonstration of Worship
Program, Mrs. Beatrice Watsan,
First Baptist, Rusk; Department
Conferences (30 minutes); Nur«
sery, Mrs. J. F. Joplin, First Bap-
tist, Rusk; Beginner, Mrs. Irene
Love, Sunset Avenue, Jackson-
ville; Primary, Mrs. J. M. Thom-
as, First Baptist, Alto; Junior, Mr,
B. B. Fields. Central Baptist, Jack-
sonville; Intermediate, Miss Ruth
Crenshaw, Central Baptist, Jack
sonville; Pastors and Principals,
Rev. Oscar Smith, Calvary Baptist.
Wells; Filmstrip, "How to Have A
Vacation Ribl School"; inspira
liona! Message, Mr. W. L. Smith,
Associate Sunday School Secretary
oí Baptist («eneral Convention uf
Texas. Palla .
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State Hospital Projects Discussed
Tyler May Join With Neches Water Authority
Authorities Urge
Kids Receive 3rd
Polio Siot Soon
New Doctor Has
Joined Staff At
State Hospital
Dr. Gus Levin of Houston has
joined the staff of the Rusk State
Hospital Thursday morning.
Dr. Levine was in general prac-
tice in Houston the past 15 years.
He is married, and the father of
two daughters, ages 8 and 18. He
plans to move his family here at
the close of the present school
term.
This addition gives the Rusk
State Hospital 7 doctors, which is
all the state has appropriated
funds for. These doctors are car-
ing for around 2021 patients.
"His duties will be staff physi-
cian. His assignments will be work-
ed out at a staff meeting Friday.
"We are happy to have Dr. Lev-
in join our staff, and feel that he
will do a fine job working with
our patients. He comes to us high-
ly recommended," commented Dr.
Castner.
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Bank Auditors
Hold Monthly
Meeting Here
The East Texas Bank Auditors
Association held its regular
monthly meeting last Saturday
evening at the Rusk Hotel. Ninety
two were present. Personnel of
the Citizens State and Farmers &
Merchants State Bank attended.
Guest speaker was Dr. Charles
Walker of the Republic National
Bank in Dallas. Dr. Walker pre-
dicted tremendous growth for the
East Texas area between Lufkin
and Tyler.
Key Club Brings
Program At Tues
Kiwanis Meeting '
The Rusk Key Club was respon-
sible for the Kiwanis program fol-
lowing the noon luncheon last
Tuesday
Winston Power, Jr . President
of the local Key'Club, was in j
charge He introduced several Kev 1 W ■ Uf. .1 T**! J
Club members ami president*, of LflSl vi vvK 1 Old
the various high school clubs. ¡
' K.ach of them gav short and in
[ '«nwtini reports as to the pur
Interest In School Vote
Rising; 5 Men Have Filed
Holidays For 1956 Are Voted By Rusk
Merchants In Chamber Poll Last Week
Personnel Head
Goes To Work
At State Hospital
Clell Van Bevers of Dallas is
the new Personnel Officer at the
Rusk State Hospital, according to
Dr. Chas. W. Castner, Superintend-
ent.
Prior to assuming h i s duties
here March 15th, Van Bevers was
associated with the Veterans Hos-
pital in Dallas as psychologist. He
served in this capacity for seven
years.
His duties ist the Rusk State
Hospital will be to handle all per-
sonnel problems, interviewing, job
placement, maintenance of rec-
ords, job classifications, etc.
The new personnel officer isi
married and the father of a son,
10. He will move his family here
at the close of the present school
term.
Van Bevers has a background of
public school administrative work.
He was High School Principal at
Pine Tree School, near Longview.
Both he and his wife are natives
of North Texas.
He is a graduate of East Texas
State Teachers College of Com-
merce, and holds a BA Degree in
English and Education, and his
MA Degree in Administrative Edu-
cation.
"We are happy that Mr. Van
Bevers has joined our staff, and
feel confident that he will do an
outstanding job here," comment-
ed l)r. ('has. Castner.
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Activities In
Courthouse For
The Rusk Chamber of Com-
merce conducted a poll of the ma-
jority of Rusk's merchants last
week, and decided what holidays
would be observed this year, ac-
cording to Jack Nichols, manager.
An overwhelming majority of
the merchants voted that the fol-
lowing holidays be observed: Me-
morial Day, Tuesday, May 30th;
Independence Day, Wednesday,
July 4th; Labor Day, Monday, Sep-
tember 3; Veterans Day, Monday,
November 12; Thanksgiving Day,
Thursday, November 22; Christ-
mas Day, Tuesday, December 25th
and New Year's Day, Tuesday,
January 1st.
The reports of the poll were
turned over to the Merchants Com-
mittee, who agreed the wishes of
the majority of this fcity's mer-
chants should be accepted. Print-
ed cards will be distributed in the
near futuro, and made available
to all merchants, compliments oC
the Rusk Chamber of Commerce.
Final Rites For
Jim White Read
Sat. At Atoy
Funeral services for James Har-
dy White were held Saturday,
March 17th at 3 p.m. in the Atoy
Methodist Church. Rev. Jewel Str-
ong officiated, assisted by Rev. J.
M. Schwitter. Burial was in the
Atoy Cemetery.
Mr. White was 73 years of ago
and born at Rusk. The retired far-
mer had spent all of his life here.
Mr. White died Friday in the
Rusk Memorial Hospital after a
lengthy illness.
Maurice G. Higgins is another
entry in the race for membership
on the Board of Trustees of the
Rusk Independent School District,
according to Bill McCluney. This
makes a total of 5 men who have
offered their services. Three will
be elected.
Bill Braswell, Tom E. Sartain,
Robert von Doenhoff, and B. R.
Nicholson had previously announc-
ed.
The election is called for Satur-
day, April 7th.
Rusk Students
Give Outstanding
Program At RSH
A Variety Show was presented
by the Rusk High School students
from the Speech Department Mon-
day evening for t h e employees
tind visitors of the Rusk State Hos
pital Chapter of the Texas Public
Employees Association.
The show included both group
and solo musical numbers in pan
tomime performance to the acconv
panimcnt of popular and novelty
hit songs. The audience of around
sixty people thoroughly enjoyed
the show, and refreshments o|
punch and cookies, prepared by
jMrs. Lucy Keels.
Business proceedings for tho
Chapter included the election of
the Chapter's Board of Directors,
as appointed by the President,
which included the elected offi-
cers and seven Committee Chair
men. T w o amendments to t h «
Chapter Constitution were approv
ed. This was the creation of the I
office of Treasurer, and a second I
amendment which prescribed qual-1
ifications for future elected off i
eers of the Chapter.
Following the adoption of these |
two amendments, a pro|>osat to j
broaden insurance coverage fori
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An active effort leading toward
the possibility of Tyler's becom-
ing a member of the Upper Nech-
es River Municipal Water Author-
ity is under way there. The Tyler
Sportsmen's League is sponsoring
this movement.
This league is circulating a pe-
tition asking an election in Tyler
to determine whether people there
want to join the water develop-
ment program.
If a petition for an election in
Tyler is presented to the water
authority, it is expected the elec-
tion will be called.
The election would be called by
the Water authority, with taxpay-
ing eligible voters within Tyler's:
city boundaries doing the voting.
Two questions will be put be-
fore the people of Tyler: whether
or not they wish to join the au-
thority, and accepting their share,
of the obligations of the authori-
ty.
"Bag Ofliuibs"
Sale Sponsored
By Lioness Club
A city-wide Linht Globe Salo
is now underway, sponsored by the
Rusk Lioness Club, according to
Ethel Pledger, president.
Proceeds from this sale will be*
used by the Lioness organization
to help improve the Rusk Liomi
Club Park.
Each bag of bulbs is worth $2.02,
and sells for $2.00. Lions and
Lionesses are now making person-
al contacts in an effort to sell as
many bulbs as possible.
Rusk Citizens are urged to sup-
port this project through the pur-
chase of light bulbs.
Help For Riot
Victims Sought By
Dr. Chas. Castner
Dr. chas W, Castner, Superin
tendent of the Rusk State Mospi
tal. is working with Cherokee
County State Representative W W
(¡lass in an effort to reemburse
W II "Hub" Taylor, Clyde White
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Health Society met with Rusk:
State Hospital Superintendent Dr.
Chas. W. Castner and Mrs. Thelma
Jones, co-ordinator of Volunteer
Services, Mrs. Essie Madden, di-
rector of rehabilitation service,
Mrs. Edith Vick, Chief of nursing
operations, and Mr, Brooks John-
son, plant engineer last Saturday.
The Harris county ladies discuss-
ed plans to assist the Hospital in
its efforts to care for patients.
One of the female wards at the
Rusk State Hospital may be adopt-
ed by the Harris County Health
•Society. In the event this is don ,
the ward will be rehabilitated to
more home-like condition.
Possibilities of the Harris Coun-
ty group installing automatic
washers and dryers, chrome plas-
tic upholstered furniture, and re-
placing the wooden benches with
comfortable chairs were talked.
These ladies also want to fur-
nish various table games for tho
female patients on these wards.
Action will be taken on this
project when the Harris County
iMental Health Society meets in
Houston next week.
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Twelve more television sets
would make TV available to ¡ill
patients in Rusk State Hospital,
tho Volunteer Council for the In-
stitution was told recently.
Council members, representing
some 20 service organizations, vot-
ed a concerted drive in the :i(i-
County area served by the Hospi-
tal to provide them by Easier.
Mrs. J. T. Franklin of Turnertown,
Council Chairman, said the twen-
ty-live sets which have been given
to the Hospital have "brought tho
outside world to many patients
who have been shut away from it
for months and sometimes years".
"If you could sec the patients*
grouped around the sets, if you
could witness their enjoyment and
their appreciation, it would be
easy to understand t It e Volun-
teers' efforts to bring television to
every Ward", Mrs. Franklin said.
Members of the special TV Com-
mittee include: Mrs. Ruth Sanders,
Jacksonville, Mrs. Richard Stone,
Jacksonville, along with others
from throughout East Texas.
Mrs. Franklin said that all
checks should be made payable tit
the Volunteer Council Any mem
her of the committee is authorized
to accept the TV sets or cash con
tribiitioiks toward their purchase,
or contributions may be sent dt
reel to Mrs, Thelma Jones, Volun
leer Coordinator for Rusk State
Hospital, llox 1UH, Rusk Tele
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i to .Mrs Jones at lhe Hospital, tele
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